"This provides both security and light and air to every room in the house".
The key points here are natural light and fresh air.
Offices and factories, schools and shops need to provide natural light for their workers, as well as their customers. Fresh air is as easy as opening windows (Diseases such as Legionnaires are avoided, as well as the cost to the environment and the consumer of the electricity required to run the airconditioning too)
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Things like hedges and fences get in the way of our natural light availability.
1.5m is a good height for screening hedges and fences as it is eye-height, or above, for most people. Above this height and the feeling can become over-bearing, as well as the amount of sky you see being reduced.
France is a favourite country for the amount of sky visible at any one time. With divided up small fields, hedgerows and walls, in Britain our sky is hidden and our souls deprived of the wonders of the universe.
"The sky is the limit" is only inspirational if you can see the sky on a daily basis
I'm about to run an interior design course for the local Adult Education Centre. It's a look at sustainable interiors - that is, looking at what we've got and making the most of it.
If the afternoon sun shines onto a bare wall of your house, install (opening) windows and let the natural light, warmth and fresh air pour in.
If you have a garden but no easy access, install a door off a convenient room. If you glaze the door you will let more light into the interior, as well as a view of the garden.
With abundant light and views of the garden you may wish to change the interior furnishings. Natural fabrics such as cotton, linen, silk, wool, and bamboo look fabulous in a sunny room opening onto a garden. They feel good to the touch in a way that synthectics rarely can and are sustainable. That is they can be produced locally, at little cost and with minimum impact on the environment.
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